San Francisco, CA. The San Francisco Arts Commission announced that Ralph Remington has been appointed as the new Director of Cultural Affairs. (Photo credit, Photo by Aminda Villa) Remington will bring decades of leadership experience in the arts and a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion to the San Francisco Arts Commission. He was hired by the City following a comprehensive search led by the Arts Commission with the announcement on November 6th. He will begin in January 2021.
The Director of Cultural Affairs leads the administration of the San Francisco Arts Commission and directs citywide cultural activities in all aspects of the arts through programs, special projects, grant making, and policy-setting initiatives. The Director reports to the 15-member, mayoral-appointed Arts Commission, which is responsible for the Civic Art Collection, Civic Design Review, Cultural Equity Grants and other funding, SFAC Galleries, public art, art vendors, and seven cultural centers.
The nonprofit San Francisco Arts Commission is working hard to help nonprofits stay afloat. Mission: The San Francisco Arts Commission is the City agency that champions the arts as essential to daily life by investing in a vibrant arts community, enlivening the urban environment and shaping innovative cultural policy.
While we encouraging everyone to #stayathome this holiday season, the commission also wanted to share some of the artwork that has been recently installed at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
San Francisco-based artist Gay Outlaw’s bold, geometric sculptures, located in the South Courtyard at Terminal 1, take inspiration from both architecture and nature and incorporates color and texture in playful and surprising ways.
San Francisco Arts Commission is offering resources to artists. Here are some helpful links:
California Relief Fund for Artists and Cultural Practitioners
Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans
Public Assistance and Grant Resources for Nonprofits and Special Districts
Philanthropy California COVID-19 Response
San Francisco Foundation Emergency Response Fund
YBCA Nonprofit and Artist Relief Fund
Salesforce Care Small Business Grants
Community Vision Capital & Consulting
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Theater Bay Area Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund
KQED List of Emergency Funds for freelancers and artists
UNTITLED Art Emergency Fund Safety Net Fund for Artists
Facebook’s Small Business Grants Program
48 Hills Independent News + Media Help for Local Artists, Workers and Small Businesses
Financial Assistance from the Creator Fund
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness & Emergency Response
Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF)
Creative Capital Resource List
Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
Bay Area Arts Worker Relief Fund
LISC Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund
The Actors Fund Entertainment Assistance Program
MusiCares Emergency Financial Assistance
The Blues Foundation HART Fund
The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
Berkeley Arts Organizations Continuity Grants
From The San Francisco Arts Commission:
The San Francisco Arts Commission is committed to creating a city where all artists and cultural workers have the freedom, resources and platform to share their stories, art and culture and where race does not predetermine one’s success in life. We also acknowledge that we occupy traditional and unceded Ohlone land. Fueled by these beliefs, we commit to addressing the systemic inequities within our agency, the City and County of San Francisco and the broader arts and culture sector. This work requires that we focus on race as we confront inequities of the past, reveal inequities of the present and develop effective strategies to move all of us towards an equitable future.
